Chinese tourist’s speeding car kills one Thai

[Thaivisa News]

Chiang Rai:- A Thai woman was killed at noon Sunday after her motorcycle was hit by a speeding car driven by a Chinese tourist, police said.

The accident happened on Terng-Chiang Rai Road in Jambon village in Tambon Doilarn in Mueang Chiang Rai district shortly before 12:30 pm.

Pol Lt Col Passakorn Sukha, an interrogator of Mueang Chiang Rai police station, was alerted of the accident at 12:30pm.

He rushed to scene with a forensic doctor and found that Kanokporn Khamnoi, 41, a resident of the Mueang district, had already died. She suffered a broken neck and several wounds.

A red Honda motorcycle was found near her. About 20 meters away from the body of Kanokporn, police found a Kawasaki motorcycle that was completely damaged.

Police found that the rider of Kawasaki motorcycle, Payuha Nilpho, 30, was unhurt. Payuha, from Lop Buri, appeared shocked.

Also found at the scene, a black Mitsubishi sedan car with Chinese license plate. It was in the middle of the road and its front bumper was badly damaged. The car was driven by Choen Yung Jun who waited to surrender to police.

Eyewitnesses told police that they saw two cars with Chinese license plates running very fast while the Kawasaki motorcycle was about to leave the soi at the spot.

One of the car was sped up toward the Kawasaki motorcycle, prompting Payuha to jump off his bike and narrowly escaped a hit.

After the Chinese car hit the first motorcycle, it was served and crossed to the other side of the road and hit Kanokporn’s motorcycle.

The Chinese driver was taken to the Mueang police station for legal action.

[JOC]

>>After the Chinese car hit the first motorcycle, it was served and crossed to the other side of the road and hit Kanokporn’s motorcycle.<< Quote

Come on B-Quick, beat that one!!

Car serviced between hitting motorbikes!!

[Sviss Geez]

>>After the Chinese car hit the first motorcycle, it was served and crossed to the other side of the road and hit Kanokporn’s motorcycle.<< Quote

Come on B-Quick, beat that one!!

Car serviced between hitting motorbikes!!

Pathetic. You seem to have overlooked a woman's death in a sad attempt to be amusing.

[rainman333]

how very sad. hope the chinese tourist gets a long prison sentence

[Briggsy]

Asian on Asian. Result : Financial settlement.

The increase of Chinese vehicles on Thai roads unnerves me. They are possibly more dangerous drivers generally than Thais, their visibility is reduced due to the position of the steering wheel on the wrong side for Thailand and they are not familiar with the conventions and patterns of driving in Thailand. I am sure they will contribute to Thailand's already appalling road fatality and injury rates.

Edited March 23, 2015 by Briggsy

[georgeubon]

commie can't drive, period. They beep horn, swerve car like motocycle. The stop and go whenever and wherever they pleased.

[kartman]

Take the article at face value the Chinese driver drove into the soi to hit the Kawasaki?, perhaps the Kawasaki rode out in front of the Mitsubishi but was it going above the legal limit for the road? yes by hearsay the same hearsay that said the Kawasaki was still in the soi but that's not very scientific TIT hope the Chinese had a dashcam but does not help the woman..

[ChaangNoi]

Chiang Rai here, while I did not see this first hand, I was told by people who did that the car was going the wrong way on the road when it hit the first bike. It hit that bike head on. The car then tried to correct and get on the other side of the road where the second accident happened. Also the second bike that was hit was not in motion at the time.

Driving too fast on the wrong side of the road is just asking for trouble.

And also, take what I say happened with a grain of salt. I did not see it, I'm just reporting what people who saw it told me. I'm not sure why that detail was left out in the press.

[jerojero]

RIP lady. At least the driver didn't run away like so many Thai's reportedly do.

Edited March 24, 2015 by jerojero

[ChaangNoi]

I think she might have killed the lady while trying to run from the first accident. She did not stop, she tried to correct her side and keep going. Very sad...

[Tomtomtom69]

RIP lady. At least the driver didn't run away like so many Thai's reportedly do.

Like she would have gotten far anyway with her blue Chinese number plate. They stand out a mile away and would be very difficult for them to "escape". Besides, even if she did, customs could easily alert the police as to who the driver is. Wouldn't take that long or be particularly difficult.

[Tomtomtom69]

Asian on Asian. Result : Financial settlement.

The increase of Chinese vehicles on Thai roads unnerves me. They are possibly more dangerous drivers generally than Thais, their visibility is reduced due to the position of the steering wheel on the wrong side for Thailand and they are not familiar with the conventions and patterns of driving in Thailand. I am sure they will contribute to Thailand's already appalling road fatality and injury rates.

Chinese cars shouldn't be allowed to enter Thailand. I mean, what kind of a farce is this, a Chinese car can easily enter Thailand with some documents obtained back in China, with no special conditions imposed and yet Thai drivers wanting to go to China must go through a tour agency or pay a 350,000 deposit at the border, according to a Thai Facebook poster angry at all the Chinese drivers driving badly and sometimes causing accidents in northern Thailand. He wonders if the Thai third party insurance they must purchase at the border is good enough in case of an accident with a Thai.

Anyway, I'd say...reciprocity is the only reason how Chinese cars should be allowed to enter, by allowing Thais the same privileges. The GMS cross-border transport agreement from 1999, which China's Yunnan and Guangxi provinces agreed to and signed, should have allowed that to happen but it looks like China will only finally implement the agreement sometime in the near future, some 16 years later than they should have. How ridiculous, and god knows why China doesn't easily allow foreign registered vehicles inside their territory. What are they afraid of, if the Thais allow them in?

Then again, Thai customs are just shooting themselves in the foot, not realizing the unfairness and potential problems associated with them allowing the entry of Chinese cars.

Myanmar doesn't allow Chinese cars in (except for trips from Ruili to Mu-se economic zone, which is reciprocal since Burmese vehicles can also enter Ruili from Mu-se) and at a couple of other points such as Mongla; Vietnam doesn't allow Chinese vehicles in at all, so why does Thailand? Doesn't make any sense to me.

BUT...fortunately Chinese cars aren't that common given the huge number of local Thai registered vehicles everywhere. I was surprised travelling in Chiang Rai province in December 2013, a major holiday period, that I didn't spot a single Chinese registered car anywhere, even in the major tourist areas. I only spotted one once I headed back down towards Bangkok north of Tak. Other times I'm confused by the presence of Chinese vehicles. In particular, the car from Shaanxi province who drove about 4000km to stay in Bangkok City Suite hotel earlier this month. I mean, if you have just driven 4000km you must have lots of time and money, so why not spend some money to stay somewhere more classy like oh I dunno, the Oriental or the Shangri-la?